Australia and New Zealand vs Sudan (former): Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

Australia and New Zealand
9.29 %
in 2024
Sudan (former)
9.44 %
in 2011
Australia and New Zealand rank
100th
Sudan (former) rank
99th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Sudan (former)
051015196119922024

How they compare

Sudan (former) currently reports 9.44 % against 9.29 % in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 0.15 %.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sudan (former) ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 100th and Sudan (former) ranks 99th of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Sudan (former) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Sudan (former) Difference Ahead
1960s 7.27 % 13.77 % 6.5 % Sudan (former)
1970s 9.92 % 13.81 % 3.89 % Sudan (former)
1980s 9.78 % 13.81 % 4.03 % Sudan (former)
1990s 13.08 % 12.68 % 0.408 % Australia and New Zealand
2000s 11.93 % 10.33 % 1.6 % Australia and New Zealand
2010s 10.45 % 9.44 % 1.01 % Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Australia and New Zealand or Sudan (former)?
Sudan (former), at 9.44 % against 9.29 % in Australia and New Zealand as of 2011.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Australia and New Zealand and Sudan (former)?
0.15 %, with Sudan (former) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Sudan (former)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Sudan (former) rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 100th and Sudan (former) ranks 99th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.